what are the complications of bariatric surgery? How much are these complications health threatening?

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the surgery complications depend on surgeon’s expertise and the instruments used through the surgery. However, bleeding and leakage are the major complications that there is no concern if the surgeon is expert. Dr. Anbara has performed Sleeve Gastrectomy surgery more than thousand times; meanwhile, only six patients have experienced minor complications which were resolved in further sessions.

We have two different kinds of surgeries which help you to lose weight by shrinking the stomach size or reducing absorb calories. One of them is gastric banding or lap band surgery which limits the stomach size and the other one is gastric bypass which does both.

during the same diet, men lose weigh 4.5 kilogram more than women. This is due to different physical conditions, men carry more muscles and it needs more calorie. So men can lose weight more easily than women but most of them are not able to keep their diets unlike women who have more perseverance.

the nature of gradual weight loss after the Sleeve Gastrectomy, compared to other methods, does not lead to skin sagging too much. However, regular exercise and swimming contribute in reduced sagging skin.

obesity is one of the major causes of infertility. Bariatric surgery not only has no peril for married women, but also increases their fertility. In patients who are infertile due to the obesity, the pregnancy will be possible 4-6 months after the bariatric surgery.